Urgent departure

“Ah! Back to the kids.” said Noah. “I know you say your Marcie and Luke are problem kids, and I’m guessing you believe it’s Denise’s bad influence that’s made them that way, but surely you must love them a bit?”

“The tiniest bit!” Frank admitted, “but the little creeps wouldn’t miss me because apparently they both like their mum’s fancy man more than me!”

“But let’s get back to you trying to kill yourself, surely part of you wouldn’t want to leave them high and dry if you died.. penniless so to speak....”

“That’s why I must do it now!”